The Children's Health Insurance
Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA or Public Law 111-3)
reauthorized the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through
FY 2013. It will preserve coverage for the millions of children who
rely on CHIP today and provide the resources for States to reach
millions of additional uninsured children. This legislation will
help ensure the health and well-being of our nation's children. To
support this legislation and to help people who would benefit from
CHIP make more informed decisions, CMS will be conducting outreach.
The outreach will employ numerous communications channels to
educate people who would benefit from CHIP concerning the program
benefits, eligibility and enrollment requirements, utilization, and
retention. As part of the outreach, CMS will seek to increase
awareness, enrollment and retention in CHIP for the eligible
audiences. The primary target audience for the outreach includes
parents and guardians of potentially eligible children as well as
pregnant women. Secondary audiences are information intermediaries
including State, local, and tribal governments, educators
(including non-parental caregivers) health care providers /social
workers, national and local partners. The challenge is reaching the
population segments that have access barriers to information
including language, literacy, location, and culture to understand
health insurance. To support the outreach and education, CMS needs
to conduct survey research to be able to effectively reach the
target audiences.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 3 Title II Name of Law: Children's Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 3 Tile II Name of Law:
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of
2009
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